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Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season

Starring: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy RodrÃguez

Directed by: Daniel Attias, Alan Ball

RS: 3.5of 4 Stars

2006

Issues buried in seasons past rise to the surface for the final stretch of a series that packs unprecedented densities of finely interwoven drama. The Fisher family of undertakers gets a send-off like no other TV show and watching them go is like witnessing the passing of a relative -- that's how lifelike these characters and their multiple plots remain to the very end.

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